CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$310

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $248–$719

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$309

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $310 This hospital $309

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $63 Priciest $309

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $310 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos charges insurers about $309 — about the fair price. Located in San Marcos, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$225 - $1,587	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$300 - $1,328	123%
Aetnamajor	$239	98%
Cignamajor	$241 - $2,240	99%
Humanamajor	$234 - $713	96%
Amerigroup	$253 - $309	104%
Devoted Health	$253	104%
Healthcare Highways	$593	243%
WellCare	$234	96%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$234 - $2,251

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 73721.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73721.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos

Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other TX hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.